Dress form



Mar. 6, 1923. 1,447,866

' R. H. KRAMER DRESS FORM Filed Aug. 19, 1920 1 2 sheets-Sheet 1INVENTOR f ATTORNEY.

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R. H. KRAMER DRESS FORM Filed Aug. 19, 1920 2 sheets-sheet 2 v ATTORNEY.

. Ema/12w Patented Mar. 6 1923.

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DRESS FORM.

Application filed August 19, 1920. Serial No. 404,514.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH H. KRAMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Dress Form; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a device which will moreeffectively display a garment than the devices commonly in use for thispurpose.

A further object is to provide an article suitable for use in displayingladies dresses, muslin wear, gowns, etc.

A still further object is to provide a device for the purpose specified,which shall comprise a form of papier macho with a thin coating ofplaster of Paris, finished in flesh colour, and to be made in differentsizes, for use in displaying ladies, messes and childrens garments.

A still further object is to provide a form to be made of the materialindicated, or other suitable material, and including an upper roundedtop portion comprising a block to which the standard or support may bereadily secured, this support being in turn mounted on a stand, of usualconstruction, to which it is adjustably secured.

Nit-h the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination, and arrangement of elementshereinafter described and claimed. In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the device.

Figure 2 is a view partly in elevation and partly in vertical section.

Figure 3 is a view of the article, with a garment draped thereon.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view of the bust section.

Figure 5 is a rear view of the bust section, and

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view through the bust section.

In carrying out my invention I provide a form per so made of papiermache or the like and designated 10, this form bemg covered with a thincoating of plaster of Paris,

tinted in flesh color. This coating is designated 12.

The article is preferably of about the form shown, the size andproportions varying according to the use to which the form is to be put.The neck portion is designated 15, the

bust portion 16, and the. upper portion to which the support is to besecured is shown at 17, and comprises a block with a rounded or convexupper surface.

Secured to the under side of this element 17 is a plate 19, adapted tobe connected with the block by means of screws or the like, this platebeing mounted on the upper end of a supportingbracket, comprising asteel rod bent into the form shown and having connection with a socketelement 20- with an internal Having thus described the invention, what Iclaim is A display form having a form member, a'

neck portion and a bust portion extending forwardly substantially at anangle thereto and having shoulder portions above which said neckportions extend, said neck portion being hollow and having a lateralwall at the upper extremity thereof and disposed above said shoulderportions, a supporting element secured at one end to said wall, theother end of said element serving as an attaching means for engagementvwith a support, both of said ends being substantially on thelongitudinal axis line of the neck portion, and 'said supporting meanshaving a laterally offset grasping portion projecting therefromrelatively close to said wall beyond the rear of the form member so asto project through a displayed article.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RALPH HENRY KRAMER.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH P. ARMON, SIDNEY FRIED.

